Overview

This Explore Garden Route 4 Days / 3 Nights tour is a private adventure tour idea and a great way to explore the Western Cape, Little Karoo, Whale Route, and Route 62. This tour has a good mix of nature, culture and adventure, so you can experience the best the area has to offer.

• This tour starts & ends in Cape Town, and can depart any day of the week
• We can tailor-make tours that end in either George or Port Elizabeth

Itinerary

Day 1 – Cape Town – Mossel Bay – Wilderness/Knysna

We depart from Cape Town in the morning for the Garden Route. Our first destination is Mossel Bay, to spend some time on the spectacular beaches, hike the Cape St. Blaize trail overlooking the Indian Ocean, or visit the famous Diaz Museum complex, commemorating the first known European exploration around the tip of Africa.

Included meals:  None

Included activities:  None

Optional activities: Extra costs per person

• Skydiving – photos/video can be costed as well)
• Diaz Museum
• Point of Human Origins cave visit
• 2-3-Hour game drive on a private game reserve
• Approximate driving time: +/- 5 hours, 450 km: +/- 5 hours, 450 km

Overnight: Wilderness

OPTIONAL: Overnight at a safari lodge (surcharge applies)

Day 2 – Saturday, Oudtshoorn – Mossel Bay

Today we visit two seaside towns at the Heart of the Garden Route, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay. This stretch of coast is known for its lovely scenery, including indigenous forest, a large warm-water estuary known as the Knysna Lagoon, and the Outeniqua Mountains. Enjoy a sunset cruise aboard a boat on the Knysna Lagoon.

Included meals:  Breakfast

Included activities:  Cruise on the Knysna Lagoon

Optional activities: Extra costs per person

• Whale Watching boat trip (in season, July – November)
• Canoeing and hiking in Wilderness National Park
• Oyster tour, ZAR 570 per adult
• Robberg Nature Reserve
• Wine tasting, price varies
• Golfing at Pezula or Simola Golf Course, price varies

Approximate driving time: ±3 hours, 225 km

Overnight: Sedgefield or Knysna

Day 3 – Wilderness/Knysna to Tsitsikamma to Oudtshoorn

After breakfast, off to Tsitsikamma National Park. En route we will stop at Bloukrans Bridge to view the world’s highest bungee jump bridge (216 meters). The afternoon will be spent in Tsitsikamma National Park with its unique combination of indigenous forest and beautiful Indian Ocean coastline. The park has a wide choice of activities for all, including hiking, crossing a suspension bridge and swimming.

Included meals:  Breakfast

Included activities:  Entrance to Tsitsikamma National Park

Optional activities: Extra costs per person

* Bungy Jump

* Tree Top Canopy Tour

* Kayak & Lilo Adventure in Tsitsikamma National Park,

Approximate driving time: ±4 hours, 315 km

Overnight: Oudtshoorn

Day 4 – Oudtshoorn to Cape Town (via Route 62) – Last Day

On our final touring day, we explore Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo, known as the Ostrich Capital of the World. We will experience the subterranean beauty of the Cango Caves on a guided adventure tour, before we head back to Cape Town via the scenic and spectacular Route 62, South Africa’s longest wine route. We will arrive back in Cape Town in the early evening.

Included meals:  Breakfast

Included activities:  Cango Caves tour & Port Tasting

Approximate driving time:  ±6 hours, 500 km

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